Apollo Nida, wife Phaedra Parks and their families have dreaded this day for quite some time as the reality star's fate rests in the judge’s hands.
On Tuesday, Nida, 35, faced sentencing in a Georgia court for charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire transfer. He was sentenced to eight years in prison with voluntary surrender at a later date, according to HLN.
Sources say Nida's mom and brother were present for the sentencing, but Parks was nowhere in sight.
The husband of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star plead guilty to the charges in May. He admitted the pressures of keeping up an extravagant lifestyle to portray on “RHOA” led to him committing fraud.
Nida pulled out all the stops to lower the 30-year maximum sentence he was facing. Just days ago, Nida begged for leniency and made a plea to change his status from Criminal History Category V to Criminal History Category IV in hopes to reduce his sentence.
In 2009, Nida was released from prison after serving five years for federal racketeering charges related to auto title theft. The reality star was on probation when he was indicted on embezzlement, aggravated identity theft, bank fraud and conspiracy back in January.
Nida’s co-conspirator, Gayla St. Julien, was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. St. Julien claims she was Nida’s “right hand bitch” from 2009-2013.
His wife Parks-- who is not only a reality star, but also an attorney-- has maintained her innocence despite both St. Julien and former friend Angela Stanton claiming she was involved.
Stanton was reportedly present at Tuesday's sentencing to "see justice served," she told a reporter.
Nida and Parks have yet to speak on the court's decision. The couple have two children together.
http://www.centrictv.com/whats-good/...for-fraud.html
RHOA is about to get real interesting. Feel bad for his kids though.
